Safari Crash via Improper Memory Handling—Fixed in v18.5
CVE-2025-31257 Published on May 12, 2025
This issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.5, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-31257 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.
CVE-2025-31257 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-31257
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Affected Versions
Apple Safari:- Before 18.5 is affected.
- Before 18.5 is affected.
- Before 15.5 is affected.
- Before 18.5 is affected.
- Before 2.5 is affected.
- Before 11.5 is affected.
- Before V5.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.